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Interesting article on the size of cities in the GB. Brighton considered large!
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Shithole.
Like you, I've lived in both and fully concur with this.
I always think the number of train stations in a metropolitan area is a good indication of size. The city of Brighton & Hove has 5 or 6 I think, so is fairly big.
Colonel Angus
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Croydon is the Tag Nut dangling between the legs of the City of London.
Seasidesage
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I think effectively Newhaven to Worthing are essentially one place. Certainly if you drove along the seafront without knowing the area would you think you had entered and left 8 separate places? Newhaven, Peacehaven, Saltdean,Brighton, Hove, Portslade, Shoreham, Lancing and Worthing? (I've left Fishersgate and Southwick out)
Kalimantan Gull
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Imagine how big Brighton could get if it didn't have all that annoying sea on one side. Would be truly massive
Have you left out Aldrington?
The Large One
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In terms of metropolitan areas, we're listed as the Brighton-Worthing-Littlehampton conurbation - and the 12th largest.
The coastal strip of the city (as in the administrative city) is 8 miles, from Portslade to Saltdean.
If you want the furthest extremeties - Mile Oak to 'north' Saltdean is 10.7 miles.
The coastal strip of the city (as in the administrative city) is 8 miles, from Portslade to Saltdean.
If you want the furthest extremeties - Mile Oak to 'north' Saltdean is 10.7 miles.
The Large One
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Within the city boundaries, there are eight.
Brighton
Hove
Aldrington
Portslade
Preston Park
London Road
Moulsecoomb
Falmer
The city boundary starts at the eastern end Fishersgate station platform.
Peter Grummit
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There are 8 train stations within the city boundary.
Falmer
Moulscoomb
London Road
Brighton
Preston park
Hove
Aldrington
Portslade
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Worthing has five.
The Spanish
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I think in terms of the area that focuses on a centre, I always think it's between the two rivers, Adur and Ouse, where Brighton/Hove is the centre. Other side of each you are looking at Worthing or Eastbourne respectively as the local big town.
Even then Telscombe Cliffs, Peacehaven and Newhaven are only excluded due to Telscombe Tye, which would swiftly be built on if it wasn't protected.
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HellBilly
You fail to point out that you may be required to pick up the pace slightly when passing through Whitehawk too a steady sprint....
looney
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Brighton is a mutant town and failure.
Half its border is the sea and yet for its size lacks a major sea port for passengers or commerce, this is a major waste of resources and considering we have a continent the other side of the wet stuff a wasted opportunity. B an H etc is an overgrown seaside holiday resort that thrives purely on it convenience to the capital which is also its main focus. The Marina to is for overly monied holiday types.
Put simply if we hit a major recession and the wealth drained out of London the Brighton economy would collapse, the lack of industry and commerce would also reflect the high rates of drug abuse and other social pathologies that infect a relativity wealthy area.
Size doesn't really matter its as dependent on wealth as an old northern town was on coal.
Half its border is the sea and yet for its size lacks a major sea port for passengers or commerce, this is a major waste of resources and considering we have a continent the other side of the wet stuff a wasted opportunity. B an H etc is an overgrown seaside holiday resort that thrives purely on it convenience to the capital which is also its main focus. The Marina to is for overly monied holiday types.
Put simply if we hit a major recession and the wealth drained out of London the Brighton economy would collapse, the lack of industry and commerce would also reflect the high rates of drug abuse and other social pathologies that infect a relativity wealthy area.
Size doesn't really matter its as dependent on wealth as an old northern town was on coal.
Nigella's Cream Pie
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Coventry must be classed as a small town
Actually, the Department for Transport considers both Newhaven and Shoreham to be Major ports for commerce, and Newhaven a Major port for passengers.
Vehicles using Newhaven ferry went from 123,000 in 2014 to 175,000 in 2016.
looney
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Yea but they are not in Brighton and given population density in the south Brighton should try to better utilise 50% of its border.
We have two ports, Shoreham and Newhaven.
Papa Lazarou
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Brighton needs to undertake a hostile takeover of Newhaven or Shoreham.
The Large One
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It's not a port mainly because it's not on a coastal join of river and sea. That's not a waste - that's a geographical feature. Only Dover and Folkestone buck that status, and that's because of their proximity to France. Excavating a new port entrance in the city when there's one seven miles to the west (where the port actually finishes within the city boundaries), and another nine miles the the east is the thing that would be considered a waste.
There's no doubt a proximity to London helps, but then, so does a proximity to Gatwick. As does having a non-industrialised coast - something you consider a waste.
Put simply, we have had a major recession and austerity over the past decade, and the nature of commerce within the city has meant it has survived far better than other cities have. This isn't a city purely driven by tourism; it plays hosts to other strands of industry and commerce as well.